Thomas Peter John Penney, Author at NY FIGHTS

CanadaDecember 29, 2018

Emanuel Navarete Is Story of the Year

Tom Penney knows there are plenty of sad tales to tell in the sphere of pro boxing. But an underdog rising up, as Emanuel Navarete did,...

WorldwideSeptember 20, 2018

Joshua vs. Povetkin: A Breakdown

Heavyweight boxing is back on DAZN this Saturday in Wembley Stadium, as mostly unified champion Anthony Joshua looks to bump off one of the ghosts...

WorldwideJuly 26, 2018

Andrade v. Saunders: Who Ya Got?

A tweet from Eddie Hearn seems to indicate that Demetrius Andrade and Billy Joe Saunders are forgoing a purse bid and will fight, likely in...

WorldwideJune 27, 2018

A Conversation with Kali Reis

I had the good fortune this weekend to speak with Kali Reis, who many of you will know from her HBO debut in which she...

Jermall Charlo v Danny Jacobs: What Would That Look Like?

WorldwideMay 10, 2018

Jermall Charlo v Danny Jacobs: What Would That Look Like?

While the boxing world – and the mainstream sporting audience – awaits the next chapter in the Canelo versus Golovkin saga, a fight that is...

The Dangers of Playing It Safe: Golovkin vs Martirosyan

WorldwideApril 19, 2018

The Dangers of Playing It Safe: Golovkin vs Martirosyan

Gennady Golovkin is the best middleweight in the world right now. There are fighters such as Jermall Charlo and Demetrius Andrade who will soon be...

A Coronation or an Execution? Bivol Meets Barrera

WorldwideFebruary 26, 2018

A Coronation or an Execution? Bivol Meets Barrera

Fights take place on two planes. First, there is the ring wherein fighters actually fight one another. This part takes place in a vacuum, where...

Oleksandr Teslenko: DiBella’s New Big Boy

WorldwideFebruary 25, 2018

Oleksandr Teslenko: DiBella’s New Big Boy

A while ago, I teased an profile of Oleksandr Teslenko, who I learned goes by Sasha and is an absolute delight. I had the opportunity...

Stylistic Perfection Roy Jones Retires and Boxing Loses a Master of Style

WorldwideFebruary 11, 2018

Stylistic Perfection Roy Jones Retires and Boxing Loses a Master of Style

Do you remember the first time you watched Roy Jones? For me, it was sometime in 2004 or 2005, when he was in the midst of...

PENNEY’S THOUGHTS: Atlas Says GGG’s Over-rated.. YES? If Not, Is He WASHED?

WorldwideFebruary 9, 2018

PENNEY’S THOUGHTS: Atlas Says GGG’s Over-rated.. YES? If Not, Is He WASHED?

You know the story. Gennady Golovkin, a deeply feared, avoided, and unknown champion comes to America to train under Abel Sanchez, who turns him into...

WorldwideFebruary 6, 2018

Murat Gassiev Looks To Be Complete

There are at any given time, a handful of truly complete fighters in world. These are the fighters that aren’t just in the conversation as...

Murat Gassiev vs Yunier Dorticos Preview

WorldwideFebruary 3, 2018

Murat Gassiev vs Yunier Dorticos Preview

We last saw Russian cruiserweight Murat Gassiev when he was standing victorious over a completely outclassed Krzysztof Wlodarcyzk. On Saturday night, he’ll be facing a...

Lucas Matthysse vs Tewa Kiram: If Not Now Then Never

WorldwideJanuary 27, 2018

Lucas Matthysse vs Tewa Kiram: If Not Now Then Never

Here’s the scoop, friends. Lucas Matthysse is in that place a lot of fighters find themselves eventually. He’s not old per say, but no one is...

Errol Spence and the Problem with Having Power

WorldwideJanuary 21, 2018

Errol Spence and the Problem with Having Power

I missed the Robert Easter vs Javier Fortuna debacle (I’m being told it was a debacle from the weigh-in until the fight ended) so I’ll save...

Don’t Get Your Hopes Up for a Thurman vs. Spence Fight

WorldwideJanuary 18, 2018

Don’t Get Your Hopes Up for a Thurman vs. Spence Fight

Errol Spence is fighting Lamont Peterson this Saturday, in the first big event on the calendar in 2018. Keith Thurman, the other young undefeated champion...

JapanJanuary 11, 2018

The Heavyweight Division is Weak…Good!

Who is the best heavyweight right now? The division, for years, could be generously described as mediocre and accurately described as dreadfully weak. That makes the...

Previewing Our First Big Fight of 2018: Counting Down To Spence-Peterson

WorldwideJanuary 3, 2018

Previewing Our First Big Fight of 2018: Counting Down To Spence-Peterson

The Fight: Errol Spence Jr. takes on Lamont Peterson in the first defense of Spence’s IBF welterweight title. The fight will take place in the suddenly...